Abbott Rapid Antigen Testing

1. Please note, if you are completing an Abbott rapid antigen test for the first time, you’ll need to complete an online consent form in advance. You will need to complete this form only one time.
2. You have already received an email titled “NAVICA Invitation from Northwestern University for (your name)” to your NU email address. 
   • This email details the steps you need to take to create your NAVICA account and connect to Northwestern. This email also provides your personal Connect Code that is necessary to connect to NU before you can begin testing.
   • Download the NAVICA app at App Store or Google Play. If your phone does not support the NAVICA app or if you are experiencing technical difficulties, you can use the NAVICA website as an alternate way to access your account.
   • Enter your basic demographic information to set up your account.
   • Use your Northwestern email.
   • You will receive a “Please confirm your email address” email from NAVICA/Abbott.
   • Upon completion, you will receive a “Welcome to NAVICA” email as part of this process.
3. Connect to “Northwestern” in your NAVICA settings. 
   • Once in the NAVICA app, select the “Test Site” tab from the bottom navigation.
   • Click the settings icon in the upper right corner.
   • In the “CONNECTED ORGS” section, select the “Connect an Organization” option.
   • If you are using the NAVICA website, scroll down until you see “Your Name’s Connected Organizations” and click “Add.”
   • Enter your personal “Connect Code” provided to you in the above “NAVICA Invitation from Northwestern University” email, and click the blue “Verify” button at the bottom of the screen. You need to enter this only once in the app.

The rapid antigen test is a simple nasal swab and should take you less than 15 minutes on-site.

• Results will be available within 30 minutes of completing your test.
• You will receive a notification on your phone informing you that your NAVICA results are ready.
• Log in to your NAVICA app to view your results.
• If you are using the NAVICA website, your results will be available under “Your Name’s Latest Test Result.” 

If your results are negative, you will see a green NAVICA pass on the “Pass” tab. If your results are positive, self-isolate immediately and follow the Procedures for Positive Cases.

To be eligible for COVID-19 testing through Northwestern University, you need to use your Northwestern email address for all testing-related activities and communications.

You should have received an email from noreply@navica.abbott containing your “Connect Code” the day NU uploaded you as a participant. This is not necessarily the same day that you created your account. If you cannot find this email in your inbox, check your spam folder. If you still are unable to find your “Connect Code,” please email nu-covid-testing-support@northwestern.edu with you first name, last name and NetID, and we will resend the invitation.

A device to log in to your NAVICA account (remember your NAVICA password so you can log in), your Wildcard and your NetID.

Please enter through our northwest entrance near (near Sheridan Road) and inform a testing center staff member.

You will receive a notification on your phone within 30 minutes of taking your test informing you that your NAVICA results are ready. Log in to your NAVICA app to review your results. If you are using the NAVICA website, log into your account 30 minutes after taking your test and results will be available under “Your Name’s Latest Test Result.”

Regardless of your vaccination status, self-isolate immediately and follow the Procedures for Positive Cases.

While an invalid result is not indicative of either a positive or negative result, it does not provide you with a definitive result. We ask that you return to re-test at your earliest convenience.

Email nu-covid-testing-support@northwestern.edu and tell them that you don’t have a smart device. We will walk you through next steps to navigate testing.

Please inform a staff member upon arrival at the testing center so we can quickly work through these issues onsite.

At-home testing is offered by Abbott independently through eMed. If you chose to purchase these tests you do so at your own cost. Costs will not be reimbursed by Northwestern.